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Purchasing Coordinator

Employer
Learning Care Group
Location
Novi, Michigan, United States
Salary
Competitive
The Purchasing Coordinator actively participates in supplier negotiations. They will coordinate and purchase goods, materials and services for Corporate and Field operations. They also manage the supply chain of suppliers and vendors through analytics and meetings, as well as the after sales service for gained efficiencies.
Key Responsibilities Include:

  • Communicate with LCG field organization regarding: product assortment, current cost of goods, cost of goods reductions, negotiated vendor programs, category analysis, category plans, and cost improvement initiatives.
  • Negotiate with suppliers for: costs of goods, terms, flow of goods, returns, new item placement monies, price changes, rebates, volume allowances, and past due invoices.
  • Plan and meet with suppliers for: data analysis, new item reviews, discontinuance of items, creation of joint yearly plans (with select key partners) and quarterly review of those plans, annual supplier performance reviews, and assortment reviews.
  • Assist in the category assortment process for selected categories by: collecting input throughout year to review category performance, learning purchase trends, learning market trends, updating category strategies based on above learning's, conducting check point meeting with senior leadership, developing category assortment plan (efficient assortment, efficient service, efficient cost, efficient quality, and efficient communication to field organization) then create category financials, implement the plan, and monitor through the Quarterly Business Review (QBR) process.
  • Manage the CoreXpand offering for their category responsibility: merchandise the optimum product assortment to drive efficient cost, quality and service, gather market information, develop the assortment strategy, perform annual supplier performance evaluation, analyze usage data, and recommend product changes.
  • General purchasing functions including:
    • Receive and process purchase requests, obtain specifications, solicit and analyze quotes for best quality / pricing / delivery
    • Execute purchase orders / change orders
    • Review and approve invoices, assist A/P with reconciliation of invoice discrepancies
    • Maintain PeopleSoft requisitions for the PO process

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